1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
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1811-1812-new-madrid-earthquakes-184-8781736
title:
1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes
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The 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes were a series of intense intraplate earthquakes beginning with an initial earthquake of moment magnitude 7.2–8.2 on December 16, 1811, followed by a moment magnitude 7.4 aftershock on the same day. Two additional earthquakes of similar magnitude followed in January and February 1812. They remain the most powerful earthquakes to hit the contiguous United States east of the Rocky Mountains in recorded history. The earthquakes, as well as the seismic zone of the
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Series of earthquakes during 1811-1812 impacting on Missouri USA
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1811%E2%80%931812_New_Madrid_earthquakes
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2004-02-19T19:44:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T11:20:23Z
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